Academic Articles & Research Papers

Stakeholder perspectives on implementing geographic information systems for leprosy elimination in Pakistan: A qualitative study.

Connecting young people with greenspaces: The case for participatory video

Abstract The values that people hold are thought to be key in bringing about the transformative change needed to halt biodiversity loss. Caring for nature has been conceptualised as a relational value and is thought to be largely shaped in ...

The Study of Words Related to Nature and Natural Phenomena in Iranian Oykonyms: Their Use and Background

Introduction One of the most important tools for studying the history and culture of any nation or tribe is to recognize the language and linguistic materials of that nation. Linguistic data can be divided into written and unwritten or or...

The Relationship between Near-Repeat Street Robbery and the Environment: Evidence from Malmö, Sweden

Near-repeat crime refers to a pattern whereby one crime event is soon followed by a similar crime event at a nearby location. Existing research on near-repeat crime patterns is inconclusive about where near-repeat patterns emerge and which ...

Combined storytelling and mapping approaches for increasing community engagement with woodland creation and expansion projects

Abstract Forests and woodlands are important for biodiversity, climate change mitigation and the provision of services including recreation, timber and non‐timber forest products. Land use policies currently aim to increase forest cover whi...

Effect of information and communication technology on cashew nut export in Benin

The introduction of information and communication technology (ICT) has altered the way society operates things. ICT is used in various sectors, including agriculture. It can be used in the agricultural sector to distribute pricing and encou...

Methods and Techniques in Human Geography

Exploring geographical data testing hypotheses measuring associations multivariate analysis generalized linear models and categorical data analysis spatial allocation spatial interaction spatial datatistics, spatial models and spatial struc...

Horizons in Human Geography

Preface - Introduction: Making Geography - D.Gregory and R.Walford - ART 1 BEYOND THE QUANTITATIVE REVOLUTION - Introduction - Geography and Information Technology - M.J.Clark - Mathematical Models and Geographical Theory - A.Wilson - Philo...

Encyclopedia of human geography

SAGE Reference is proud to announce the Encyclopedia of Human Geography. Human geography has undergone a conceptual and methodological renaissance that has transformed the field into one of the most dynamic social sciences. Earlier traditio...

Methods in Human Geography

List of figures List of tables List of boxes List of contributors Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 Philosophies underlying human geography research Section A Preparing for the research project 3 Choosing a topic 4 Finding previous ...

Complexity science and human geography

Complexity science has attracted considerable attention in a number of disciplines. However, this perspective on scientific understanding remains ill defined. In this paper, ideas and approaches from complexity science are reviewed. It appe...

A Dictionary of Human Geography

A Dictionary of Human Geography is a brand new addition to Oxford's Paperback Reference Series, offering over 2,000 clear and concise entries on human geography terms. From basic terms and concepts to biographical entries, acronyms, organis...

Predicting land use and land cover changes for sustainable land management using CA-Markov modelling and GIS techniques

Abstract This study addresses the significant issue of rapid land use and land cover (LULC) changes in Lahore District, which is critical for supporting ecological management and sustainable land-use planning. Understanding these changes is...

Collaborative Filtering Recommendation Algorithm Based on Semi-Autoencoder

To effectively use the user-item interaction history and auxiliary information in recommendation systems,this paper proposes an improved collaborative filtering recommendation algorithm.Based on semi-autoencoder,the features of auxiliary in...

High Performance IoT Cloud Computing Framework Using Pub/Sub Techniques

The Internet of Things is attracting attention as a solution to rural sustainability crises, such as slowing income, exports, and growth rates due to the aging of industries. To develop a high-performance IoT platform, we designed and imple...

Hybrid heterogeneous ensemble learning framework for flood susceptibility mapping in Balochistan, Pakistan

Study region: The National Highways 85 and 50, key routes of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Balochistan, Pakistan. Study focus: Flooding is a natural disaster that is becoming increasingly frequent and severe. The National H...

Automated wound care by employing a reliable U-Net architecture combined with ResNet feature encoders for monitoring chronic wounds

Quality of life is greatly affected by chronic wounds. It requires more intensive care than acute wounds. Schedule follow-up appointments with their doctor to track healing. Good wound treatment promotes healing and fewer problems. Wound ca...

A Comprehensive Analysis of Healthcare Big Data Management, Analytics and Scientific Programming

Healthcare systems are transformed digitally with the help of medical technology, information systems, electronic medical records, wearable and smart devices, and handheld devices. The advancement in the medical big data, along with the ava...

Research on Speaker Aware Training Method Based on Improved i-vector

The performance of speaker aware training method based on i-vector is poor because of using MFCC which has the relative poor robustness as the input feature for the extraction of the i-vector.To solve this problem,an improved i-vector based...

Non-Motorized License Plate Recognition and Localization Method Based on Semantic Alignment and Hierarchical Optimization

Holding non-motorized vehicles accountable for legal violations effectively enhances urban traffic safety. Non-motorized vehicle license plates are characterized by small size, dense distribution, and ease of being obscured, which leads to ...